Niagara Falls, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Niagara Falls, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,179. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q274120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.107°N, 79.072°W.
Population
In 1891, Niagara Falls, Town—Ville had a population of 1,179: 559 male and 620 female residents. Population density was 1175.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,179 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 4,244 |
| 1901 | 1,458 |
| 1911 | 9,248 |
| 1921 | 14,764 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Clifton, Town—Ville, 1881 (38.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Niagara Falls, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 270 |
| Number of families | 270 |
| Number of females | 620 |
| Number of males | 559 |
| Number of married females | 213 |
| Number of married males | 215 |
| Number of married persons | 428 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 620 |
| POP M | 559 |
| POP TOT | 1,179 |
| Total population | 1,179 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 676 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,178 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 267 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 232 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 85 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 181 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 149 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 220 |
| Acres of hay crops | 52 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 360 |
| Acres of land in farms | 394 |
| Acres of oats | 36 |
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 766 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 721 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 890 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,730 |
| CRN BU | 766 |
| HAY AC | 52 |
| HAY TONS | 91 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 403 |
| Number of chickens | 1,589 |
| Number of ducks | 82 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 116 |
| Number of milk cows | 61 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 53 |
| Number of other cattle | 14 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 368 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,056 |
| Number of swine | 244 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 160 |
| Number of turkeys | 59 |
| OAT AC | 36 |
| OAT BU | 721 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 890 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,472 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,830 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 91 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,830 |
| CATTLE KS | 403 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 345 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 331 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 676 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,472 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 82 |
| FAMILIES | 270 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,589 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 116 |
| HOUSES | 267 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 85 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 149 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 181 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 232 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 213 |
| MD MALE | 215 |
| MD TOT | 428 |
| MILK COWS | 61 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 47 |
| OC TOT | 53 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 14 |
| OTHERS | 1,178 |
| SHEEP | 368 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,056 |
| SUP AM | 360 |
| SUP FOR | 34 |
| SUP JV | 48 |
| SUP PAT | 92 |
| SUP SC | 220 |
| SUP TOT | 394 |
| SWINE | 244 |
| SWINE KS | 160 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 268 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,730 |
| TURKEY | 59 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 62 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q274120
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Niagara Falls, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-falls-town-ville-on125007-1891/.